Improvement in washing-machines



UNITED STATESA PATENT OFFICE o. H. HALE, on FAYE'rTnviLLE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 564,932, dated August7, 1S66.

f o all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, CHAUNGEY H. HALE, of Fayetteville, county ofOnondaga, and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the followingto be an exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l represents avertical section 5 Fig. 2, an end elevation; Fig. 3, the roller with thecloth wrapped around 5 Fig. 4, the perforated wash-board.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of thewash-board, the covered roller, the adjustable springs at the ends ofthe rollers, and the arrangement of the board in the box, as arrangedand combined.

A represents the box of the washing-machine; ]3, the lever that operatesthe shaft C, to which the arms D D are attached, that hold therollersf"E E. Gr is the elliptic spring at top, that gives a yieldingaction to the shaft C.

The wash-board H is perforated between the square ribs J, so as to allowa free circulation of the water through the board, and the ribs J allowthe rollers E to pass over'theni easier than when the ribs are maderound. The per-A forations also allow the water to wet the clothesthoroughly on the under side and the 4 dirt to pass off immediately.The4 rollers E are covered with felt or canvas by iirst cutting thecloth or felt into strips, and reeling or Winding it onto the roller,and nailing the strips atboth ends of the roller, which enables me tofasten and tighten the covering or cloth completely and permanently tothe roller, and prevent the roller from breaking the buttons of shirtsin the washing. I have also two self-adjusting springs,K K, on each arm,

Vthat press against the ends of the rollers to give an Veasy steadymotion to the rollers. I also attach a water-shield or board, L, acrossthe end of the box A, near the top, on an in` eline, to prevent thewater while washin g from slopping over the box.

, What I claim as my. invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The arrangement of the perforated and ribbed wash-board and coveredrollers E, in combination `with the adjustable springs K, as herein`described, and for the purposes set forth.

GHAUNGEY H. HALE. Witnesses:

WM. H. HARMON, C. B. HIcKsoN.

